Ex-Apple Worker Charged in Scheme to Take Self-Driving Secrets to China
A former Apple employee faces 10 years in prison on charges he stole self-driving car technology from his employer to benefit a Chinese company.
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Japan’s SoftBank to Sink $2.25B Into GM Autonomous Car Unit
The Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank will spend $2.25 billion for a nearly a 20 percent stake in General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit.
Read moreTesla Ready to Settle Claims Over Autopilot Troubles
Electric automaker Tesla says it has reached a settlement with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who claimed the vehicles’ autopilot function was dangerous and unusable.
Read moreNTSB: Backup Brakes Off in Self-Driving Collision With Pedestrian
An Uber self-driving test car that fatally struck a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, earlier this year was equipped with radar and navigation sensors, but emergency brakes that would have kicked on before the collision were turned off, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board revealed Thursday.
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Self-Driving Cars Alone Are No Answer, Experts Warn
A Ford Motors expert on self-driving cars said Tuesday that the advent of autonomous vehicles could exacerbate traffic congestion and pollution unless the cars are electric and people share rides.
Read moreLawyer for Victim’s Family Says Matter With Uber ‘Resolved’
The family of an Arizona woman killed when struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle apparently has reached a settlement with the company.
Read moreBMW Will Spend More on Autonomous Driving, Electric Cars
Automaker BMW says this year’s profits will at least equal last year’s results as the company sinks billions into developing electric and autonomous car technology to meet expected changes in how people get from one place to another.
Read moreUber Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests After Pedestrian Death
Uber suspended all of its self-driving testing Monday after what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian crash involving the vehicles.
Read moreCalifornia OKs Autonomous Car Testing Without Backup Drivers
Driverless cars will be tested in California for the first time without a person behind a steering wheel under new rules that state regulators approved Monday for the fast-developing technology.
Read moreWaymo-Uber Showdown Ends in Surprise Midtrial Settlement
In a surprise move on what was supposed to be the fifth day of a month-long trial over trade secrets and autonomous vehicles, Waymo announced Friday it had reached a settlement with Uber.
Read moreWaymo Struggles to Prove It Kept Trade Secrets Secure
On the fourth day of its trial against ride-hail giant Uber, autonomous car developer Waymo struggled to prove a trove of files stolen by a former engineer contained trade secrets for building the vehicles.
Read moreJury Hears of Happier Times for Uber & Waymo Parent Google
During his second day of testimony in the Waymo-Uber trade secrets trial, former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said the ride-hailing company and Google had a “little brother, big brother” relationship that soured after Uber launched its self-driving car venture with Carnegie Mellon University.
Read moreOusted Uber Executive Testifies on Day Two of Waymo-Uber Trial
On the second day of a trade-secrets war between Waymo and Uber, ousted Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick said he discussed buying a nonexistent company from Waymo’s lead self-driving engineer to speed his company’s development of the cars.
Read moreWaymo-Uber War Over Driverless Technology Starts With Theft Claim
Lawyers for Uber tried to convince a jury on the first day of a long-awaited trial on accusations it stole rival Waymo’s driverless car technology that Waymo’s motive for suing was to keep “its biggest competitor” from developing driverless cars for the ride-hailing market.
Read moreJudge Winnows What Jury Will Hear in Waymo-Uber Showdown
Attorneys for autonomous-vehicle rivals Uber and Waymo sparred with a federal judge on Tuesday over what they can tell a jury when a trial accusing Uber of stealing trade secrets begins next week, the culmination of a year-long case one lawyer called “the biggest in the history of Uber.”
Read moreVW, Hyundai Team Up on Self-Driving Cars
Fueled by a brain trust of former Google, Tesla and Uber executives, Volkswagen and Hyundai announced Thursday that they are joining forces to tackle the emerging market of self-driving cars.
Read moreWaymo-Uber Wrinkle
Google on Thursday sued Alaska-based trust manager Peak Trust in state court, claiming a former engineer in Google’s autonomous vehicle division Waymo uses Peak to “facilitate his illicit involvement in competing side businesses” at the heart of arbitration proceedings between Google and the engineer – and Waymo’s bitter trade-secrets war with Uber.
Read moreJudge Keeps Probing for Hidden Evidence in Uber-Waymo War
A federal judge on Monday appeared to walk back his earlier assessment that Uber concealed evidence that delayed a trial over allegations it stole autonomous vehicle trade secrets from rival Waymo.
Read moreQuick Approval of Driverless Cars Will Save Lives, Study Finds
Legalizing autonomous vehicles that drive only moderately better than humans could save thousands of lives each year, according to a new report by the RAND Corporation.
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